Can I use LED bulbs in any light fixture?
What are the different LED light bulbs available?
Which LED light bulbs are the top rated?
We have an enclosed upstairs hallway fixture which trashes cheap LED bulbs. I only use "enclosure rated" bulbs, but they all fail pretty badly with obvious heat issues (browned/discolored bases, even cracks forming in the "heatsink"). Before I start buying more expensive bulbs, does anyone have experience with the less-cheap options which can hold up and not die from overheating?
On a related note, where are the 5W 60W replacements? Philips at least has been showing them on their website now for a little while (even in 120V 60hz configs, so presumably for us here in North America). But I can't actually find them sold anywhere. I figure a higher lm/w would mean less power is being dissipated as heat, right? So where the heck can I get them? Or has the market decided people just want the cheap crap and that's all they'll sell?